If the camera is just a tool, why shoot in medium format?

Just for different purposes. Just like the difference between a train, a van and a car ... it's as simple as that. ...

That's a big advertisement for commercial photographers.

No one has asked this question.

Tools, yes, but tools have their own uses, don't you think?

Machine tools are tools. Why do you need precision machine tools and CNC machine tools when you have ordinary machine tools?

Computers are tools. Why do you need a desktop and workstation when you have a notebook?

Weapons are tools of war. Why do you need light and heavy machine guns when you have automatic rifles? Do you need mortars, howitzers and cannons? You need missiles when you have cannons?

Similarly, 135 SLR and medium format have different uses, each has its own advantages and is irreplaceable. The picture quality of medium format (135 SLR) is also unattainable, mainly for commercial use and scenery theme.

Need I say more?

There has always been a saying in the photography circle that "the ass is the first to crush people", and the area of the sensor directly affects the imaging quality. At present, APS-C format and Quan Huafu format are the most mainstream sensor sizes, but for some commercial photographers or photographers who have further requirements for image quality, when full-frame cameras can no longer meet the demand, medium-frame cameras become a good choice.

Although people think of a heavy back when they mention medium format, Fuji provides a new solution, namely, Fuji's GFX medium format camera series. Some time ago, Fuji said in an interview that it hoped that GFX series medium format cameras could be more integrated into the mainstream market, which is why they launched GFX 50R.

This time, as users, we actually tried Fuji's GFX 50R deeply. I have to say that the medium format camera does have a surprising performance in imaging quality.

It's not that heavy, it's not that expensive, it's a medium format that you can afford.

Some beginners in photography may be a little unfamiliar with the concept of medium format. From the name alone, it may even fall into the misunderstanding that the Quan Huafu sensor is bigger than the medium format sensor, but in fact, the sensor of the medium format camera is bigger than the well-known Quan Huafu sensor. Fuji's GFX 50R uses a 44 33mm medium format sensor with 5 1.4 million pixels, and the sensor area is 1.66 times that of the current 135 camera.

Of course, the next thing we may think of is that larger sensors are more expensive and more expensive. However, as a medium format camera, Fuji GFX 50R is not expensive at present. I can also feel Fuji's sincerity in making medium format cameras more popular. More conscience than pricing is Fuji's weight control of GFX 50R. Including the battery and memory card, the weight of the fuselage is only 775g g.

Regardless of price or size, this Fuji GFX 50R can be said to be an affordable medium format camera, which is not as heavy and expensive as we thought. Even if equipped with a medium-frame sensor, it has better image quality than a full-frame camera, but the price is even comparable to that of Quan Huafu, flagship machine, and it is also lightweight to the greatest extent.

The natural advantage of outsole sensor: excellent image quality

Back to what we originally said, "the first step is to crush people", the reason why the sensor area has a direct impact on the image quality is because cameras with large sensor area often have better detail resolution.

Based on the medium format sensor, the effective pixel of Fuji GFX 50R sensor reaches 51.4000, and the highest specification resolution of photos can reach 8256 x 6 192. For ordinary photographers, the greatest value of high pixel is to give more fault-tolerant space to the previous composition, because the high pixel picture can still be clear after clipping. This convenience of secondary composition can save many photos that photographers are not satisfied with.

Moreover, such high resolution is very suitable for users with commercial printing needs, such as commercial photographers who need to make posters. In this digital age, many people may feel that there is not so much demand for printing photos, especially for large-format output. But in fact, in addition to commercial photographers, "sentimental" photographers can also consider high-pixel GFX 50R, because printing their own works and hanging them at home will bring people different visual enjoyment.

In our actual shooting, we also felt the expressive force of Fuji GXF 50R. First of all, the final imaging effect is very clean and transparent.

Secondly, the ability to retain the details of the picture. When we cut a part of the picture, the picture quality is still clear, and the details of the picture, including the tiny textures on the building and the handwriting on the brand, can be clearly seen.

As a medium format and high pixel machine, some people may think of its noise control effect at high sensitivity. In fact, GFX 50R is excellent in high sensitivity. Under ISO 1600, the image is still very clean and almost no noise can be seen. For a high-pixel camera, this performance is very satisfactory. When we use GFX 50R to shoot some indoor and dark environments, we don't need to worry too much about noise at high sensitivity.

In short, the advantages of GFX 50R outsole in image quality are very intuitive. The picture looks clean and the detail retention ability is satisfactory. At the same time, on the basis of maintaining high pixel and high image quality, this GFX 50R has good high-sensitivity performance and a wide range of applications. Whether for commercial photographers, photographers or even users with printing needs, GFX 50R will definitely touch many people's hearts with its excellent image quality.

Especially not only sensors, but also movie simulations.

GFX 50R is quite special, besides the large-size medium format sensor, it also has the unique color of Fuji camera. Fuji and Kodak are two major film and printer companies in the film era. This historical background makes Fuji have excellent color adjustment ability.

Although many manufacturers now have built-in color matching processing, compared with Fuji's, it is still slightly immature. . Fuji can use digital cameras to simulate the retro effect of film cameras because it has a huge film color library, which comes from the real colors of its own film era. Therefore, the color of Fuji's JPG pictures is excellent, which saves the process of importing photos into the computer. The computer colors the RAW file and then exports JPG.

Fuji GFX 50R has various built-in movie simulations, each with its own style. 15 modes include PROVIA/ standard, Velvia/ bright, ASTIA/ soft, classic positive, PRO Neg Hi and pronegh. Std, black and white, black and white+yellow filter, black and white+red filter, black and white+green filter, tan, ACROS, ACROS+ yellow filter and ACROS+ red filter.

Recently, Fuji upgraded the firmware of GFX series.

GFX 50R adds "CLASSICNeg" mode to simulate the negative effect of color in classic street shooting, and "ETERNA" mode to reproduce the colors and tones in fujifilm.

Whether it is black and white, color, high saturation or low saturation, it can fully meet the diverse needs of users, and each simulation is a special style.

In addition, Fuji GFX 50R is equipped with advanced image settings, which can customize the graininess and saturation of the picture. After users adjust according to their own preferences, JPG photos will be straight out, saving the trouble of color correction in the later period.

In this era when Quan Huafu and APS-C format occupy the mainstream market, each of us may feel that "medium format" is far away from us, but Fuji has brought us a sensor that exceeds the size of Quan Huafu. In addition, GFX 50R subverts the stereotype that "medium format cameras are expensive and heavy". GFX 50R is not only diligent in pricing, but also as light as possible.

Although GFX 50R is very suitable for commercial photographers, it is definitely not only suitable for commercial photography. For some photographers, you should also feel the charm of the image quality of the outsole sensor.

Even if the camera is a tool, who doesn't want to have a good tool?

I just want to say something about this problem; The camera has not only medium format (6X4), but also large format (6X6, 6X7)! Why shoot in medium format? Because the "medium frame" is nearly twice as big as the ordinary "Quan Huafu" (135 camera), it is more convenient for later cutting and "theme" refining, that is to say, after cutting off some or more paintings, the "picture quality and clarity" left behind will not be affected. As the saying goes, a thin camel is bigger than a horse! Therefore, it is favored by professional and professional photographers-especially in "advertising, cover, design and large outdoor advertising"! Small format, it is difficult for Quan Huafu to achieve its purpose and certain effect! Individuals,

Because the middle frame can have better picture tolerance, high sense, detail and color performance than the whole frame, half frame or even residual frame. Moreover, it can have a wider visual range at the same focal length, and a large frame has a better Jiao Wai blur effect than a small frame at the same distance. So better tools can provide more free space for creation. As the saying goes, "if a worker wants to do a good job, he must sharpen his tools first."

Of course, as a tool user, what suits you is the best. I'll give you two ideas for choosing a camera.

1. Within the budget, choose a larger frame. For example, those within 8000 are basically half frames. 8000-25000 Choose Quan Huafu. Choose medium format for more than 25,000.

2. In the usage scenario, choose smarter and more portable. For example, it is the first choice to record only the things used in life, which is convenient to carry, smaller in size and smarter.

To say that human beings are making progress is actually that tools are making progress, and advanced tools can accomplish more complicated work.

Tools also have different functions. They are also soldiers. With Flying Leopard j 10, I need a better j20.

The demand is different. Some people need Rolls Royce, others want tanks, and even the top ones have different uses.